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A former jail guard was sentenced to jail today for helping a pair of inmates attack another inmate and then covering it up, authorities said. Morgan Hill resident Francisco Izayas Castillo, 42, was convicted of a misdemeanor in March for his role in a jailhouse...

It was standing room only last Wednesday at Planning Commission as residents wearing green stickers filed into the pews at the Civic Center in support of a physical reshaping of La Rinconada Country Club’s property. Others came to share frustrations with the plan to remove...

Two weeks after it collapsed in the face of a run on its deposits, former tech-lending giant Silicon Valley Bank—and the health of big and small technology companies—was in the national headlines once again. Late in the night on Sunday, March 26, the Federal Deposit...

What do you do when you are growing too much of something everyone used to want, and now, suddenly, consumers want something else? Santa Clara Valley once boasted 100k acres of prune plums, apricots, peaches and cherries, post WWII. By 1960, those orchards were...

Members of Los Gatos’ extended community have been sharing their stories with the Los Gatan of how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the lives of their friends and relatives in jeopardy. The tutor of a local schoolboy was considering a daring trip...

On Nov. 18, in the lead-up to Thanksgiving, the Los Gatos Town Council held one of its shortest meetings in recent history. Lasting a little over an hour, it focused mainly on two presentations: one that honored a Los Gatos legend; another that recapped progress...

Liz Lawler jumped out to an early lead over Rob Rennie in the 28th Assembly District race, according to election results released at 9pm June 7. Lawler, a Monte Sereno city councilmember who is the lone Republican in the race against three Democrats, garnered 31.3%...

The frequent flow of planes dropping low over Central Coast shrubbery toward a Monterey Regional Airport runway, over brown mid-rise office-outpost rectangles that house the Pacific Cancer Care, recalls the constant stream of Silicon Valley air traffic descending into the San Jose Mineta International...

As Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos mom charged with throwing illegal parties for teens and facilitating sexual assault, sat in Department 39 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice talking to her lawyer, Monday, it wasn’t for the start of the two-week preliminary...

Radio Chatter: “Unit 2-4, respond Code 3—to the scene of the crime…luncheon...10-20 is Addison-Penzak JCC...There are many suspects, most well-dressed. A few uniforms. Everyone looks guilty—ETA 11am…An APB has been issued for Jonathan Knowles. Cuffs may be needed as this is a Hot Call!...